Dangerous Women (American TV series)

Dangerous Women
Genre	Soap opera
Created by	Reg Watson
Written by	Scott K. Anderson Lois Booton Roccin Chatfield AJ Nathan Cindy Prial Thom Racina Betsy Snyder Reg Watson
Directed by	Joseph Behar Anthony Morina Dennis Steinmetz
Starring	Valerie Wildman Katherine Justice Lynn Hamilton Melanie Vincz Maria Rangel Kelli Vanlondersele
Composers	Marc Ellis Ray Ellis
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	52
Production
Executive producers	Peter Pinnie Reg Watson
Producers	Fran Calderone Bob Crystal
Editor	Leigh Anne Branch
Running time	45–48 minutes
Production company	Central Independent Television
Original release
Network	Syndicated
Release	August 1, 1991 (1991-08-01) – January 1, 1992 (1992-01-01)

Dangerous Women is a syndicated nighttime American soap opera about a group of women who served time in prison together. It was created and written by Reg Watson and produced by Reg Grundy Productions.

Synopsis

The main character who tied the show together was Faith Cronin (Valerie Wildman), a mobster's wife. To leave behind her criminal record and her abusive husband, she staged her own death and created a new identity. She bought a lakefront inn not far from the prison where she was once held with her friends. One by one, as the other girls were released from prison, they eventually took refuge at the inn and attempted to start their lives over together.

Cast

• Valerie Wildman as Patricia Meadows/Faith Cronin
• Lynn Hamilton as Cissie Johnson
• Katherine Justice as Rita Jones/Roxy Lawrence
• Kelli Van Londersele as Holly Warner
• Maria Rangel as Maria Trent
• Melanie Vincz as Crystal Fox

Airings and cancellation

Dangerous Women premiered August 7, 1991 and aired only one season. The show was syndicated on a limited basis -- WWOR-TV in New York, WPWR-TV in Chicago and KCOP-TV in Los Angeles were known to have carried the program. In some markets, two one-hour episodes aired back to back every Wednesday night with encores on Saturday nights. It had reasonable ratings in New York, but it wasn't enough to keep the show going. It was pulled from syndication on January 1, 1992 after 52 episodes.

Several weeks before the show was officially cancelled, all six lead actresses appeared on The Richard Bey Show, a talk show that originated from WWOR. There was also a two part special of "NY At Night" (a late night talk show starring Clint Holmes). These appearances were their last attempt to keep the show on the air.

Syndication

Shortly after its American cancellation, the show was broadcast on Central Television - the ITV franchise for the United Kingdom's English Midlands. It aired on Sunday and Monday nights from March 1992, and all 52 episodes aired. The show was later aired twice by cable TV station Living, in a late-night time-slot and weekdays.

External links

• Dangerous Women at IMDb
• Template:Tv.com show